Merck CEO Quits Manufacturing Council To Stand Against Violence; Trump Promptly Calls Him Out About Drug Pricing

President Donald Trump saw the resignation of a second American Manufacturing Council member Monday after he condemned the “many sides” of the Charlottesville rally rather than denouncing the white supremacist assembly.

He wasn’t pleased.

Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President's Manufacturing Council,he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 14, 2017

Merck & Co., Inc. MRK CEO Ken Frazier became the council’s second original appointee to step down following Tesla Inc TSLA CEO Elon Musk, who’d protested the U.S.’s withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.

"America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal,” Frazier said in a statement. "As CEO of Merck, and as a matter of personal conscience, I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism."

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— Merck (@Merck) August 14, 2017

Twenty-six business leaders remain on the council, including the CEOs of Intel Corporation INTC, Caterpillar Inc. CAT and Boeing Co BA.

For a complete look at the CEOs on the council, click here.